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The payment a ruler demands from his people is called a ____________.

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Tribute Home Home

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More than is needed is called a ____________

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Surplus home home

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A building shaped like a 3-D triangle is called a ______________

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Pyramid home home

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Along period without rain is called a ___________

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Drought home home

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TRUE OR FALSE The Incas developed a sophisticated calendar from watching the stars and planets

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FALSE The Maya developed a sophisticated calendar from watching the stars and planets home home

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TRUE OR FALSE The Inuit were skilled farmers

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FALSE The Inuit lived in a cold region so farming was difficult. They were skilled hunters and fishermen. home home

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TRUE OR FALSE The Maya grew a surplus of food which allowed them to trade and specialize

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TRUE They used the surplus food to trade for what they needed and not everyone needed to farm, so they could specialize home home

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TRUE OR FALSE A climograph shows the rain and temperature of a region over an extended period of time

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TRUE Climographs show the average rainfall and temperature of a region for a year home home

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TRUE OR FALSE The Mound Builders made mounds so they had a place to collect extra soil.

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FALSE The mounds were used as burial sites for leaders or were made to honor gods the Mound Builders worshiped. Home Home

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The fact that the Mound Builders were able to plan and construct such large mounds out of earth shows which of the following characteristics: -They were organized -They were considerate -They were trustworthy -They were reliable

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They were organized home home

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Which tribe was responsible for inventing the kayak?

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The Inuit home home

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How were the Anasazi able to grow crops in the arid southeastern region?

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They irrigated their fields by digging ditches from streams to their crops home home

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True or False. Agriculture made it possible for tribes to settle in one place.

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TRUE. Before agriculture, people were nomads, needing to follow migrating animals as they hunted for food home home

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TRUE or FALSE The Aztec and Inca Empires grew because of conquests

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TRUE They both waged war on other lands and made the people who were conquered pay tribute. home home

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Why were the Inca able to get information out faster than any other early civilization?

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They built thousands of miles of roads Home Home

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Which early civilization is especially known for its strength in math, science, and architecture?

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The Maya home home

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The Aztec empire was surrounded by water, so how did farmers get more land?

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They created floating gardens around their island city. home home

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Which empire was located in South America, in the place that is now known as Peru?

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The Inca home home

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This tribe (which means “the old ones”) lived in the Four Corners, were cliff dwellers, and disappeared mysteriously.

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The Anasazi home home

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What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

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They walked across the land bridge (now the Bering Strait) during the Ice Age to follow the animals they hunted. home home

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How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

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They hunted. home home

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True or False. As soon as the Ice Age ended, early people became farmers.

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FALSE. They became hunter- gatherers. home home

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Which tribe can still be found today in the region near the Arctic Ocean?